Aerial combats of WW1 are part of military history which fascinates me. I simply love these primitive conctructions of plywood and canvas, hold together with wires and powered by engines which are more suitable for large lawnmowers then aircrafts. There is something beautifull in these machines, in their pilots' feats. I know, of course, that reality was not so cool, that average lifespan of frontline pilot was measured in weeks at best, that under the cover of glory and fame was hidden sad, true life, fight and death of thousand soldiers of land armies. I still find this period of aviation fascinating. A friend of mine persuaded me to buy one of the starter sets for Wings of War game. This is simple yet very cool card game, which can be played with miniature aircrafts too in 1:144 scale. There are few dozens models available, painted and ready to play with. They are sold in small boxes complete with all necessary stuff, like cards, bases, etc. Most of them are really small but all are very nice models - precisely made, with good, historic pain jobs. I have just two models for a time being - German Albatros D.Va in Oberstleutnant Ernst Udet from Jasta 37 livery and British De Havilland DH.4 of Second Leutenant Alfred Clayburn Atkery from RFC 18. Squadron. I will certainly buy more of them, to play with and to display them on the shelf.

Game itself is simple to learn, my 11 years old son was able to trash me after one introductory game session, he plans his actions smartly and wants to introduce optional height rules. So give it a chance, long winter evenings are coming...